Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice Is One of The Best Vampire Stories Ever Put To Page

[@sandy23stories40]

I like novels where they keep the essence of vampires as dark creatures and scary. Great video by the way, love Dracula - my favorite horror book.

[@mikesbookreviews]

It’s still being ripped off today.

[@sweetlard2113]

My wife and I had a good laugh imagining a young Mike discovering 90's goth kids. Oh lord. So good.

[@thirdspacemaker9141]

I know this supposed to be about the book, but I remember being impressed by Kirsten Dunst in the movie. More than once I had to remind myself that I was actually watching a girl perform in a movie and not a 250-year-old vampire trapped in a girl’s body.

[@AlbertTheConjugator]

One of the best theme songs ever... "I don't know what you've done to me, but before the night is through, I WANNA DO BAD THINGS WITH YOU"

[@muhammadhashir6136]

The introduction with excerpts was so perfect, the music and the art quotes so horrifying yet edgy, this instantly bumped up my tbr. Gonna give it a try after finish WOT and jade trilogy and discworld. A lot to read these days

[@goal_japaninthesummer]

Yeah, wow! You've taken on a challenge. That's so many books

[@whisperphoenix19]

Also "those girls were lunch"! God yes! Finally a man that sees is like it is!

[@grendelentertainment9642]

i read the first three vampire chronicles this october. The first two are great but the third one dropped the shark for me. It is however really cool to see the series still going strong. Lestat lives on!

[@dominicpinchott7432]

I used to love these books. I would have said they were among my favorites. When I started my reread this past October, I could barely get through Interview and had to DNF Lestat. That was one of my favorite books! For me, the writing just did not hold up to my more modern expectations.

[@s7e6p19]

No it was Memnoch that really dropped the ball for me. Queen of the Damned was good and relevant comparatively. Others were better.

[@sterlingzaire9224]

Instablaster

[@maggyfrog]

@@s7e6p19 totally agree with this. queen of the damned delved deep into the lore of the vampire origins. the whole "heaven and hell" thread in memnoch the devil was very weird for me, and armand going out into the sun was i think a very bizarre and uncharacteristic choice for armand. it was polarizing but still very interesting overall.

[@corpeter]

@@maggyfrog same here

[@jojoh6436]

I recently reread this book. I first read it when I was 12 and in a new city and school. It was amazing and I still love it

[@oliviabrakel6129]

I’m halfway through Interview with the Vampire right now. Sooooo good!!

[@Thaurnol]

I bet you would love Fevre Dream, by George R.R. Marin. Nothing else reminded me of The Vampire Chronicles like that book. It's AMAZING! Also featuring one of the most unlikely main characters I ever read about.

[@oniflrog4487]

Mike be reading Malazan and still finds the time to keep pumping quality content on other great series... It's a productivity machine, that Mike 😂

[@TadiKAT]

Thanks sooooo much... I'm 70, an avid lifelong reader & Ann Rice is my all time favorite. I've read EVERYTHING she's written, most are surprised at her vast body of work. Her depth is genius.

[@chrisrygh6838]

Love Anne Rice. Her witches series is great also

[@itsaduck]

Just bought this the first novel after hearing you gush about it in so many videos! haha I love the movie so im sure the book is as good or even better!

[@clairemacauliffecarroll263]

This has been hands down the best book review I've come across! Interview with the Vampire is one of my favourite books of all time. Long-time subscriber here from Ireland. Well done!

[@FATIMAPECHI]

I have read the first 3 books in the chronicles, and absolutely loved them. I agree that Interview with the Vampire is one of the best vampire novels out there, alongside Dracula (I have yet to read Salem's Lot, but I plan to do it relatively soon). However, I have absolutely no interest in ever picking up the rest of the chronicles. I loved the original trilogy and the ending left me satisfied enough not to need to know more. Besides, I think that there's a big chance that I'm not gonna like the rest, so I don't wanna risk tainting my enjoyment of the trilogy.

[@jaminavestajugo3456]

As a fan of the chronicles who did get into the later books....yeah, you made the right decision.

[@jeffmarin7040]

I guess I am in the minority because I am currently loving Tale of the Body thief

[@RikerBooks]

The Vampire Chronicles were my greatest writing teachers.

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

I remember being touched the most by Claudia's story and the limitations she faced. I don't want to say more without spoiling anything. Yet, here I am on a Thursday morning sympathizing with a vampire. LOL

[@alisham7340]

I felt the same, i really felt the pain of her struggles

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

Claudia is one of the best characters in the series in my opinion even though many characters eventually get more page time. Her story is so compelling.

[@conork7726]

The music and the voiceover gave me chills

[@tragikk03]

I read the first 3 in jail and they were freakin awesome. I liked Lestat so much i understand why he was so popupar

[@JamesMcCormickIV]

The opening chapter of Interview with a Vampire is one I continually go back to as an example of writing an incredible hook.

[@mikesbookreviews]

💯

[@smp6565]

I'm on the second book of the series now and practically inhaled the first! Cannot put it down! Absolutely adore the story and the characters depth ❤️but lestat is so far my favourite by far😍

[@gothamoracle]

My first Anne Rice book was Pandora and I was 13 I loved it so much and I read everything by her. I wanted to be a miss understood teenager and only Lestat would understand me lol I don’t know if I have a favorite but I’ve reread Memnoch the Devil the most

[@johnrigs6540]

These books were just great- I actually read them back when they came out . (Like you - Interview With The Vampire and Salem’s lot are my all time favorites) As the series went on they had some good moments and bad - but her writing was still always incredibly imaginative and almost poetic in a way. It’s amazing how incredibly influential they have been- most likely the most influential since the original Dracula. I would argue that just about every piece of Vampire fiction that has come out since then - lol yes, even alot of that YA stuff - came directly from them- Particularly in the entire mythology she created and built on. Great stuff!

[@Redbeardedbadass]

Which one is better?

[@AtomixIGN]

I love the series. 2 is my favorite and I hope you do a detailed review. The first film is golden. Adoration. The series does fall off, but I still liked everything through Memnoch including Pandora. Actually really love and appreciate the lore & mythology that Memnoch develops. But I despise her Witches books and especially when they go shared universe.

[@danielle3308]

Alright, well, I didn’t plan on reading this but I guess I am now. I’ve been convinced

[@mikesbookreviews]

Yes!

[@Knightshade1965]

Lestat I loved. I think he's underrated. The first book I read years.....ago. so good.

[@FransHattingh]

13:24 - I'd add a slight amendment there: Lestat is also the guy that men want to be with, as evidenced by his many male lovers (Nicolas, Louis, Antoine, David, etc.). One thing that I love about The Vampire Chronicles is that the emotions described by the characters in it are enormous, highly acute and even incapacitating at times. They are highly sensual beings that see beauty in everything. The Dark Gift affords intense clarity to all senses. Although their being vampires is ultimately simply a framing device for immortality. The first five novels (which I consider to be Lestat's major story arc until the Prince Lestat novels) are first and foremost about emotional connections and the quest for meaning. For if one cannot find a reason to keep existing, immortality is a game you will ultimately lose. Blood and gore play a surprisingly small role in the series as a whole (though there are a few deliciously disturbing scenes scattered throughout). _Interview with the Vampire_ is very much the novel that a lot of people find difficult to finish because of Louis's despair, but when you consider that Anne Rice wrote the novel after her five-year-old daughter passed away from acute granuleucytic leukaemia, the tone of the novel can, I feel, be understood even by those who have never struggled with loss. The story becomes more meaningful, however, when the reader is capable of relating to the many human themes within. The prose itself is gorgeous, exactly my preferred style - purple though some may judge it to be. For a debut novel I feel it is a triumph. _The Vampire Lestat_ is where the Chronicles really pick up, though. Lestat is vibrant, the most alive of all his undead brethren. He is a joy to read and, frankly, an inspiration in living life to the fullest and - very much the opposite of Louis - _not_ indulging in self-hatred over the choices we make. And as for _Twilight_ ... well, let's be honest: Edward Cullen is a watered-down approximation of Louis. There, I said it.

[@maggyfrog]

i'd go even further and say that edward cullen is too cringe-inducing to even compare to louis.

[@corpeter]

Word! Exactly. When I read IWTV I could empathize with Louis and felt understood because I was going through depression while wondering about the meaning of it all. And I was deeply curious about Lestat for what he was not telling us but it was shining through that he is very much a guy who lives life to its fullest. Actually his approach in TVL to life and how to overcome obstacles is what helped me to deal with my depression - so in this regard he was a good teacher to me 🙂 I found it interesting that Lestat had this depression spells (therfore he was relatable instead of having a happy go lucky person all the time) but he always comes out on top. And do not even name Edward cullen in the same breath - its heresy. 🙂 But if you look Louis became the ultimate origin to all mostly dark haired brooding vampire: Angel, Bill; Stephan to name a view - while Lestat the father for: Spike, Erik, Damon (although not a blonde), Claus and so on. And much of the lore and skills and powers that AR developed were taken and included in the lore that came after her book IWTV. She became immortal herself. I came here after the show IWTV to ground myself, I am so torn apart about it. May do a re-read would be something like my 2oish..time but its been like 2 years so why not.

[@maggyfrog]

@@corpeter ugh this is SO true. the show is tearing apart the carefully crafted character nuances and overall arcs of the leads. it's so strange that the show is trying so hard to almost "own" them like the books never happened.

[@corpeter]

@@maggyfrog yes it feels like that. I did comment here and there that Lestat is onedimensional as a choice of the narrations and people go like he is evil, sadistic, abusive and therefore onedimensional in the books, while in the show he tries to accomodate Louis etc. But they tell a story of abuse (this is well done I give them that) and play heavily on the unreliable narrator - but this way they can easily say it never happend as they did with the "first interview aka the books" that never happened. All this while saying its true to the core. But well Louis, Lestat, Armand are such deeply layered characters - and it is never either one or the other is lying - all POVs are true at the same time. Thats what is so wonderful about the book. And all this while being scary bloody vampires.

[@philippburnett6045]

Well let’s be honest, he’s not watered down version. They’re cannot really be be compared. Different mentality different eras

[@heatherruiz9490]

Thank you for this terrific review. I recently purchased a used copy of this book and am excited to start this series finally. As a huge fan of the Bram Stokers Dracula book, I can't believe I waited so long to read this! I did watch the movie adaptation of this book so that's probably why I never picked it up. The books are always better though!

[@JZETH_]

I jusssssst added this to my kindle library too

[@mikesbookreviews]

Enjoy! It has aged really well.

[@timothywinters2357]

I grew up reading these!!! Best vampires. Mic drop.

[@chrisfragola1527]

Hi Mike. I hope all is well with you and the family. I wanted to thank you once again. I just finished Interview With The Vampire and absolutely loved it ! I am continuing the trilogy and will end there on your recommendation. Feels great to read this during Halloween as well. Continue the great work as always! I will keep reading !

[@mikesbookreviews]

Awesome to hear!

[@loubnazemzoum8416]

Hello , can u plz contact me ? I'm in need of ur help concerning the novel

[@MilesWilliams88]

Everytime I'm at Barns and Noble I see that leather bound trilogy collection. I think about picking it up everytime. I'll do it one of these days!😂

[@mikesbookreviews]

It’s a beautiful edition

[@MilesWilliams88]

@@mikesbookreviews Definitely!

[@philippburnett6045]

It’s also went tremendously in price as the rest of the them. Used to be $35, now $40

[@emperorclint]

You would probably enjoy the mid-'90s tv show 'Forever Knight'. It has elements of both the Vampire Chronicles and Highlander franchises. There were three seasons (one on CBS 'Crime Time on Prime Time', two syndicated). Season two is probably the best, but all are great. As with Lestat, there is a regular character who steals the show.

[@DanielGFreeman]

Interview is fantastic! I must admit I have not yet read further into the series, but I plan to in October with The Vampire Lestat and maybe Queen of the Damned if I can squeeze it in. I have so much on the schedule - I blame you... and Durfee.

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

Haha yeah nobody's book list ever shrinks. It just hits a point where you have all these books you wanna read and you know in your heart that many never will be.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I don’t find the sequels within the trilogy ever approach the highs this one does, but they’re really good.

[@corpeter]

@@mikesbookreviews I agree. I was liked book 4 - Louis was in it a bit more - also I kinda liked TVA but probably because I do like his character quite a bit. But with later books imo she scrapes at the surface a lot and while the universe gets bigger, the stories never achieve to go as deep or deeper than the first 3: I waned to know more but it just does not happen or repeats it. But she is still a good writer. Her last 3 of the Chronics have some of the old spark and are far better than the many in between imo, yet she has become softer and the last 3 reads as the goodbye to the beloved characters that it was meant to be. It is kinda sentimental look at them. Glad she did put an effort to wrap it up though. Because I did not want to read them at first, cause some of the later books were not my cup of tea, but I am glad I did and it felt complete. Now they live on the shadows...

[@avsambart]

I really do love this book and movie so much. But I haven't gone back to either in over a decade. I tried to read The Vampire Lestat but because of uni I never finished it but I remember pretty much everything that I read. The stories are just so vivid and memorable. We need these kinds of vampires back. Especially ones that eat silly whiny pathetic teens for lunch.

[@Dragondarkness30]

I've read Interview what an amazing book. I do eventually want to read it again it's one of those books that stays with you. So much substance, that's what I liked about it. You feel like your there with them. I've read up to the 4th book I been needing to get back to the Chronicles I need to read book 5 soon.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Yeah, it's unique from all of the other vamp series I've read.

[@danijelb.3384]

This intro is heat, Mike. Good work.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Glad you like it!

[@joshuafowler883]

I have read everything up to the last 3 books, when she decided she would reboot the series and retcon everything. Many of the books are hit or miss. When she weaved in her witches that was when the books were really bad. But now she says that she was forced to write those to finish her contract. I think other than the first three my favorite is Memnoch the Devil.

[@whisperphoenix19]

Excellent review. I LOVE The Interview with the Vampire. It's been over a decade since my last Vampire Chronicles book. Perhaps I should just do a back to back (re)read of the entire series. Lestat is cool, Armand is also cool, and Louis is wow. These (+ CountD) have always been the vampires I compare all the others to. And none have ever lived up to them

[@mikesbookreviews]

I highly recommend a revisit. Read it a couple years ago for the first time since high school and it was like seeing old friends again.

[@megansreadingrevelations]

I just added Interview with a Vampire to my Amazon wishlist. I read it when I was 16 and loved it. I still watch the movie when I want to watch vampires lol. Sadly, I let someone borrow my copy of the book and never got it back 😢

[@locolima279]

The worst part about loaning books to be sure. Even my best friend never gives them back. I stopped loaning.

[@megansreadingrevelations]

@@locolima279 that was my one and only! I learned fast 🙃

[@mikesbookreviews]

There is but one sin among us booktubers; not returning books.

[@jjen5045]

Anyone else checked out the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley? Top-notch vampire books.

[@locolima279]

Yep. I am a big Lumley fan & read the series many times. My favorite vampires. Rice is pretty good too!

[@TheFunnySquid]

Hey, Mike. I've never read Anne Rice's vampire books, but watching this really reminded me of "Let the Right One In" by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The book is one of my favorite's of all time and my favorite vampire novel without a doubt. Just don't watch that American remake lol

[@josefineli4604]

YES, it’s great! Lindqvist is my favorite author.

[@Vangone-bu6vu]

I just read that book. Loved it.

[@vtrproductions8994]

I just bought this book after watching the WYSR for the vampire chronicles haven't started it yet but hopefully soon.

[@fictionalreality1010]

Gr8 pick on t-shirts for this video

[@BradLad56]

Just bought the vampire chronicles hardcover. Looking forward to it arriving.

[@michaelo5665]

Brian lumley's necroscope series is my favorite vampires but Anne rice is a close second. Edit: my favorite vampire book is a standalone by George rr Martin's fevre dream

[@locolima279]

I'm as big of a Lumley stan as yer likely to meet- I've read about 25 of his books and still going. Mike has had plenty of Necroscope recs at this point, and plans on reading book 1 in October. But, I'm sure Rice will always be a first love.

[@michaelo5665]

@@locolima279 good to hear I'm not the only one. I'm glad he's going to give it a go.

[@roxieswonderousworld]

I love The Vampire Chronicles, Twilight Saga, and Sookie Stackhouse.

[@curtjarrell9710]

An overlooked vampire classic is the first best-selling novel by George RR Martin 'Fevre Dream.' It's excellent.

[@ethanbrinkman3401]

This is my favorite book series, and Lestat is my favorite character of all time

[@obijuan-kenobi5117]

Just finished this book and loved it. Mike, have you read Fevre Dream by GRRM yet? That's my favorite vamp book so far and I bet you'd love it. There is one sentence in this book about Louisiana steamboats that I think probably insired George to write that book.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I have! Certainly saw the similarities, too.

[@alisham7340]

Amazing intro! Also loved this book, been looking forward to this video 😁

[@mrwhale7351]

I definitely want to read it some day. With that edition. But my TBR is packed, maybe ill be able to be October lol

[@Shimmy8]

Just started reading Interview With The Vampire. Liking it so far. In the movie wasn’t Lestat far older? He certainly had no living family. I liked how he was much older in the movie. Granted I’m not very far in the novel.

[@damieonbaize6685]

Have you read her book The witching hour? Would you recommend

[@fangs1972]

I read most of Anne Rice's books in the 90s and have been re-reading them in the last ten years. "IWTV" is the only one, so far, that I couldn't finish the second time around. Maybe it's because I've seen the movie a hundred times, but likely because her prose isn't as fascinating as it starts to be even in "Feast of All Saints."

[@jeremyfee]

Great video. I very much agree with you.

[@Buchertn]

I'm excited to read these book's at least the first three! My interest has been peaked ever since the fright fest coverage. Thanks to you Mike I have now added horror/thriller to my top genre's!

[@BaldBookTuber]

I’ve only read the initial volume reviewed in this video - at some point I’d like to go back and at least do the trilogy.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I think you’d enjoy it for more Lestat alone.

[@ubxs113]

My cool older cousin gave me this book in high school. Still one my faves! I agree the later books drop off and I never enjoyed the Taltos stuff. She also has a stand alone book The Mummy that is excellent that you check out.

[@robertgoguen9761]

I made it as far as the sixth book, Memnoch the Devil. As I was reading each book I was getting further and further away from wanting to read the next one. Never quite made it to The Vampire Armand. Maybe one day.... or maybe not. I did enjoy George R R Martin’s Fevre Dream. It gave a slightly different perspective to vampires during the same Mississippi riverboat era as Louis’s New Orléans.

[@maggyfrog]

i wonder what the booktubers who read the VC think of the amc adaptation. personally, i don't like that the show massively diverged from the books. people who are now watching the show but haven't read the books like the show, but personally as someone who read the books, i don't like the direction they went with the plot and character arcs.

[@NamasteBbooktube]

Interesting!

[@wednesdaygreenleaf9578]

I need to reread this! I first read it when I was 10 or 11 and I barely remember anything...

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

I tried to read it when I was that young but it was too difficult for me, I had to wait a few years. If it's been that long you definitely do! I'd imagine you would get a lot more out of it as an adult.

[@andrewdilbeck9842]

Love this book and the Vampire Chronicles. The first books are the best with The Tale of The Body Thief being a guilty pleasure. The rest are a mix bag. Should had ended as a trilogy. Tom Cruise best Lestat ever.

[@Veronica.Roni.V]

I recommend her The Witching Hour book as well!

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

Read it for the first time in 2013, and would read more of Anne Rice. Is The Witching Hour any good?

[@s7e6p19]

It is but part of the history can seem a bit to get thru for some. I was interested following it but have seen comments otherwise. Overall the mystery keeps you engaged i feel. I like the Mayfair witches and definitely check out the newer wolf novels.

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

@@s7e6p19 Thank you. Been curious about it for a long time.

[@biggestbadQM]

Wow. A true blast from the past. Loved them.. then the Mayfair witches books.. then the crossover And all the other tales.. I still have Prince Lestat book and the Atlantis one to read. Only a couple of years ago Bryan Fuller (of Hannibal fame) was signed on to be showrunner with Anne's son Christopher for the Vampire Chronicles TV show.. then that didn't happen 😖 He has a great story about calling Anne Rice as a kid.. And asking how he could get involved in a TV show or movie! Actually.. looking back at the seasons of Hannibal.. it's very much Louis and Lestat. Some day hopefully we'll see it on the small screen

[@mikesbookreviews]

I’ll believe the Vampire Chronicles TV series happens when it’s on my TV. Seems like it’s been in developmental hell for a decade now.

[@biggestbadQM]

@@mikesbookreviews yeah.. it's a damn shame. I'll just have to watch Hannibal all over again in the meantime 😂

[@justinbailey9950]

I don’t know what my problem is I had the hardest time getting through this book.

[@mikesbookreviews]

No one thing is for everyone!

[@Vangone-bu6vu]

What about reading the rest of the series and comparing where it has gone? That would be interesting. I haven’t read past Menoch the Devil, but I hear Atlantis comes into the picture lol.

[@Musicteachersheff]

I’ve read through Blood and Gold...you’re right after Queen of the Damned they were just Meh...Tale of the Body Thief wasn’t too bad. I loved the original trilogy. Is as so fascinated with the origins of the vampires. HOWEVER...her Mayfair Witches books...SO GOOD! I almost liked them better than the vampire books. And you start to get a bit of a crossover between the witches and the vampires with a character named David. Her book The Mummy was also quite good, but a bit more erotica than the other books.

[@randomkeir]

Louis was an antebellum era vampire, not Victorian.

[@danecobain]

I read this a year or two ago and enjoyed it enough, but I wasn't particularly in love with it either!

[@cynthiaholmes5124]

I have read the vampire lestat years ago and prince lestat I don't know if I want to read the others 🤔🤨

[@jyriolenius4584]

Interview with the Vampire is excellent. And I would recommend stopping there. It's a good story and thematically complete with an ending that I thought was brilliant. The two sequels are ok but mess with the story and themes of the original without bringing anything new to table that was on the same level.

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

The series does change and Anne Rice retconned a decent bit of stuff from the first book. Though she did it in a very well done and plausible way. So for some book 1 alone tells a wonderful yet tragic story that is complete and technically needs no sequels. I would not recommend stopping there though because in my opinion book 2 is the best in the series by far. However if you read book 2 then you gotta read book 3 which is admittedly not nearly as good.

[@aumelb]

I agree with you completely. Didn't like how Anne Rice rectonned things in book 2, assassinated Louis' character and changed Lestat into something very different from the character in the original book. However, book 2 is enjoyable in its own way, even if it drags on and lags in places. Book 3 was a huge letdown for me, though.

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

@@aumelb Oh no I actually love all of that lol. And going the unreliable narrator route I thought worked well. To each their own I guess. I do agree that book 3 was a letdown. There was too much time spent on characters I didn't care about, like Jesse and Daniel.

[@TheChapel-ee4yh]

After reading the entire series you come to realize that Interview was almost just a preview into what was to become an amazing world that Rice created, well in my opinion at least. I became totally invested in all the characters, the history and their lore. I loved it all.

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

@@TheChapel-ee4yh even the newest 2 books? If you liked them im happy for you but I was very disappointed in Prince Lestat. One of the biggest problems for me was at that point there were SO MANY characters

[@phillipavila9225]

Hello

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hi

[@akellerhouse83]

I read all these books when I was 18 or so. I loved them back then, but over time they've dropped down in my rankings. In 2000 and 2001 they didn't have quite as much competition. I believe I read them all. I do remember liking the Body Snatcher one, but some of the other later books were just meh.

[@uhm3487]

Please read or review Fevre Dream by George RR Martin. If you like IWTV you will absolutely love it

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

I liked this book. Rice is a master of sensuous descriptions. It was also more thoughtful than I expected, which was nice. This and Cry to Heaven are the only books by her that I've though. (And the movie has one of my favorite Tom Cruise performances! XD)

[@my_cousin_mose9782]

Tom Cruise NAILED it in that movie. If im correct Anne Rice was very apprehensive about the choice but in the end was quite happy with his portrayal of Lestat.

[@ulyssesgonzalez2068]

I truly gave this book a hard try. Even after about 120 pages in, I constantly found myself spacing out and not really digesting what I was reading since it was just simply BORING. Louis is the sorriest excuse for a vampire. I wouldn't even consider this a 'horror' novel. Just not for me. Rice focuses a lot on emotions and sensations and philosophy.

[@vaportrail85]

Your high school had fiction?? Mine didn't have any fiction unless it was Chaucer or Shakespeare (they didn't even have other "required reading"). Pretty sure they spent all of the budget on 10 PowerMacs with internet capability.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I’m still blown away by that library for a high school.

[@rosinegrean]

I've read the first 5 books from the original Vampire Chronicles and a couple of the new books in high school, that's 20 years ago. I just loved the way vampires here acted, it made them so ... real ... so human. The dark setup, the dark universe, it gave you a sense of unease, like you needed to look over your shoulder. Some time after when my girlfriend asked me to watch Twilight and I saw the skin of the vampire shine like diamonds, I just stopped watching and started explaining her that those are not vampires. The movie adaptation was also really good and in tone with the book. But like you said, it feels like it should have stopped after 3, the others don't have the same feeling as the first 3. And from these, I liked Queen of the Damned the most, but i'm keeping this for that specific review.

[@MobbJacket88]

Interview is my least favorite out of the initial trilogy but that's not to say it's not fucking awesome. All three are great but I'm more curious about your thoughts on Queen of the Damned.

[@philippburnett6045]

Twilight is good. Doesn’t deserve the hatred

[@mikesbookreviews]

Read what makes you happy!

[@philippburnett6045]

@@mikesbookreviews I do, but it makes it sad how many people don’t like it and any aspects of it

[@jpcabad]

wow this is weird. im actually rereading the vampire chronicles. unpopular opinion, but i did like the body thief

[@stephaniereece5757]

Anne rice vampires don’t sparkle

[@scottbrown5235]

I know I'll get some flack here, but too many female authors in the forefront these days (with flaunty covers). Want to read an awesome book? Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. The rest of the Oxford time travel stuff is excellent as well, but Doomsday Book - way ahead of its time.

[@CrapSandviche]

Mike, when you going to Interview me at the Bearded Fox over beers???? We can go maskless..... nekked!!!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Sign me up!

[@djhedgepath7967]

For the life of me, I just cannot get into her writing style

[@wolfhart1444]

Same here, she is at the top of my dnf list

[@jefferickson5833]

She definitely needs an editor.

[@maggyfrog]

who else prefers that the VC just ended with blood canticle? the whole scattered nature of the prince lestat books are generally a dud for me. and the whole scifi crossover is off-putting mainly because those 3 books ceased to be the lush gothic horror that the 12 books have been established as.

[@mikemcquarrie4113]

this is the best book in the series goes down hill after the first book.

[@locutusdborg126]

Q says Melania Trump is a real vampire.

[@KalleVilenius]

The first book was neat but the series just kept getting dumber as it went along.